![]() ![]() Sister, Sparkle and Dee sit in a dressing room as Stix and Levi come to congratulate them on their performance, and Levi hands Sister flowers, but Satin soon comes in giving Sister a ring which she accepts. A montage of the sisters performing " Jump" at different clubs is shown. The sisters become a popular act and are invited back to perform at clubs throughout Detroit. Satin watches Sister perform and is mesmerized as Levi becomes uncomfortable noticing the attention Sister is getting. With Stix as their manager the three sisters enter the competition, and Sister wows the crowd with her sexually seductive lead performing " Hooked on Your Love". After receiving her first paycheck from her new job which only amounts to $96, Sister is convinced by Sparkle that if they enter this local talent show they could win hundreds of dollars, which would finally help Sister move out of Emma's home. Satin photographs Sister as she exits the diner with Levi. Sister has an immediate attraction to Satin. Moments later comedian Satin Struthers (Mike Epps) comes into the diner with his entourage, noticing Sister and Levi and begins to insult Levi for not being able to afford a real ring to give Sister. ![]() While on a date Levi expresses his love to Sister, and hands her a small ring box which only contains a picture of a ring, as Levi promises to one day give Sister a real engagement ring once he could afford it. Sparkle leaves and goes to a record store where she sees Stix again. Waters shows Sparkle old photos of Emma with Sparkle's father and photos of Emma with Dee's father, explaining how different Emma was when she was with Sparkle and Sister's father. Dee explains that she will take part in order to make enough money for medical school, then will quit, while Sister is undecided as she will be starting a new job working at a department store. One day after church Stix tries to convince Dee and Sister to form a music group with Sparkle and Sparkle becomes angry feeling that Stix has used her to speak with Dee and Sister about his plan. Sparkle tells Stix that her mother was a singer, but almost died pursuing her dream. On the way home while sitting in front of Sparkle's home Stix tries again to encourage Sparkle to pursue a music career and tries to convince her to form a group with her sisters. A few nights later Stix comes to Sparkle's home to take her on a date at a nightclub. After Emma and everyone leave the house, Stix secretly stays behind and notices Sparkle playing an original song that she wrote on a piano. Later that night Emma hosts a Bible study at her home in which both Levi and Stix are present, however Levi takes the time to make a date with Sister who is uninterested and not participating in her mother's Bible study. Waters (Tamela Mann) Emma's friend points out that Emma's oldest daughter Sister is almost 30, and due to a bad situation in New York City was forced to move back to Detroit to live with Emma. After church Stix and Sparkle meet and talk for a while, as Emma notices and looks on disapprovingly. Stix tells Levi that Sister and Sparkle are siblings with musical talent, and Levi is interested in meeting Sister. The next morning while at church Stix along with his cousin Levi (Omari Hardwick) spot Sister and Sparkle sitting in the choir. Emma (Whitney Houston), the girls' mother, walks into the girls' room and notices Sparkle, Sister and Dee in bed together, and demands that Sister and Sparkle prepare for bed and be ready for church in the morning. Stix tries to get Sparkle's attention as her and Sister leave the club and rush home.Īs Sister and Sparkle arrive home, their sister Delores/Dee (Tika Sumpter) opens the door and they sneak upstairs to their room to avoid having their mother hear them come in. Stix spots Sparkle and is instantly attracted. Sister does a solo performance of a song that Sparkle wrote titled " Yes I Do", while Sparkle looks on from in front of the stage. After performing Black encounters Sister and Sparkle backstage, attempting to flirt with Sister, but instead of accepting his advances, teases him by slitting the side of her mini-dress above the thigh, before walking on stage. While Black performs Stix (Derek Luke) an aspiring record label executive is watching in the club, meanwhile 19 year old Sparkle Anderson (Jordin Sparks) talks with her older sister, Tammy "Sister" Anderson (Carmen Ejogo) backstage, making sure she's ready to go onstage to perform a song she wrote. ![]() Detroit, Michigan: 1968, A nightclub MC named Red (Terrence J) introduces a local singer Black (Cee Lo Green) who performs his song " I'm a Man". ![]()
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